Show I I NEW NW EW STAMPS SUPS I Island Government Has Also Put Out Outa I Ia a Series of Silver Certificates I Authorized by Congress I II I I Washington ashington April 3 The Philippine government has haI adopted a distinctive se so series lies ries of f postage stamps tamps which were pre pro prepared prepared pared by the bureau of engraving and printing Tho T E values s and colors corres to those of the United States postal service but hut the denominations arc are ex cx expressed expressed pressed In pesos and centavos The portrait of ot Rizal McKinley Magel Magellan Ian lan Legaspi Lawton Lincoln Sampson Washington Carriedo and Franklin ap appear appear appear pear upon lIPon the tile stamps of ot less than one ont peso and those thos of ot one peso or moreT more ear earthe the coat of ot arms anna a s of the Philippines Rizal a Filipino patriot and author be became became became came a martyr for his country Magellan discovered the islands Legaspi was the I first governor general and Carriedo a Spanish philanthropist gave aVO an endow endowment endowment endowment ment which resulted in the construction of a waterworks system for Manila ManlIa The Philippine government has also put in circulation a series of silver certificates certificates cates authorized by congress The face of these thase certificates bear the th portraits of Rizal McKinley Washington Lawton Magellan and Legaspi They are arc of two five ten twenty fifty one hundred and five hundred peso denominations and lad they the show that their face value is covered by a deposit of Philippine silver sliver coin or United States gold sold coin in the insular treasury |